Minister-Counsellor for Digital Economy Policy at the Delegation of the European Union to Japan
More than 200 submarine cables start of land in Europe, great to see that since years the #EU takes the issues very seriously. Like the actions to strengthen the security and resilience of submarine cables (https://lnkd.in/eGDGV-Qv) We win every time Team Europe plays offensive.
On our way to securing Europe’s connectivity! Visiting Riga, Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen announced new funding and progress made in strengthening Europe’s critical submarine cable infrastructures with a key report under the EU Action Plan on Cable Security. The EVP said: “These new EU funding opportunities will help us strengthen the resilience of Europe’s submarine cable networks – our digital lifelines”. With €20 million under the Digital Europe Programme, the new funding will support the creation of Regional Cable Hubs and stress-testing the resilience of undersea cable infrastructures. The report presented today maps existing and planned infrastructures, assesses risks, and sets stress-testing guidelines. It’s a major deliverable of the Cable Security Action Plan, presented in February 2025. Learn more how the EU boosts resilience & security of undersea cables: https://lnkd.in/eM4fpj_U
European Project Coordinator at European Broadcasting Union
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